BY GODWIN OBI A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State on Friday ordered Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to unseal the business premises of one Chief Uche Obi over the alleged sale of substandard products. The court also ordered the agency to pay the plaintiff N2 million forContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The crisis in the nation’s public university system has taken a new twist as members of the Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) rejected the report of the Professor Nimi Briggs-led renegotiation committee. Both unions insisted that they wouldContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police in Katsina State have confirmed a daylight terrorists attack that led to the killing of 6 persons while 6 others were injured in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the Police, Superintendent Gambo Isah who confirmed the incident said, the attack took placeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A major talking point on Wednesday at the unveiling of former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima as the Vice Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023 was the arrival of some persons dressed in Christian priestly robes. Even with the conspicuous absenceContinue Reading
GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Labour Congress has accused the Minister of Labour and Productvity, Dr. Chris Ngige of being the brain behind prolonged ASUU strike, even as the Presidency says there was no time President Muhammadu Buhari gave an ultimatum to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to resolve theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI One of the two abducted priests of the Kafanchan Diocese, Very Reverend Father John Cheitnum has been killed by his abductors, while the other, Reverend Father Donatus Cleopas has escaped from the kidnappers and has reunited with the diocese. This was disclosed in a statement signed byContinue Reading
Multiple award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, ahead of the coming general elections. She gave the endorsement on Tuesday in a statement in which she congratulated the former Anambra State governor who clocked 61 today. In the statement shared on socialContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A wire fraud suspect, Fatade Olamilekan, has been extradited to the United States for allegedly stealing over $3.5 million worth of equipment in various cities across the country. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, five days after the suspectContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A northern youths group operating under the aegis of Coalition of Arewa Youths for Peace and National Development (COAYPANU),has announced the removal of Alhaji Kashim Shettima,vice presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC,as its patron. The group,in a statement, Sunday, explained that its action wasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian National Petroleum(NNPC) Limited has approved an upward review in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) from N165 per litre to N179 per litre, effective today(Tuesday) NNPC Limited in a notice to fuel marketers directed them to change the petrol price on pumps to theContinue Reading